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The 1992 John Woo film “Hard Boiled“ is finally coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on November 4th via Hong Kong Cinema Classics / Shout! Studios. This will be spine number 17 in the HKCC line. John Woo directed and co-wrote the movie. It starred Chow Yun-Fat, Philip Chan, Teresa Sun-Kwan Mo, Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok, and Tony Leung Chiu-wai. It’s worth noting that this motion picture is “Certified Fresh” by critics’ reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.

The movie has received a NEW 4K scan from the original camera negative. The tech specs for the 4K UHD Blu-ray include a 2160p video presentation in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision and HDR10, accompanied by Cantonese lossless DTS-HD Master Audio Mono sound with English subtitles. An English language dub in DTS-HD MA Mono will also be included. This “Deluxe Edition” release will come as a 3-disc “combo pack” with its Blu-ray Disc counterpart included, along with a bonus Blu-ray Disc for extras.

The 4K UHD Blu-ray is now available for preorder at Amazon. Also, you can preorder directly at Shout! Factory’s website, where you’ll get a free poster (while supplies last). The release will include a reversible sleeve and an exclusive 52-page booklet as physical extras. You can see these are pictured below.

The bonus materials set to be included on the 3-disc set are listed below, sorted by disc.

Disc 1 (4K UHD Blu-ray):

• NEW Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated For This Release
• NEW Audio Commentary With Director John Woo And Film Journalist Drew Tayler
• NEW Audio Commentary With Film Historian Frank Djeng
• Audio Commentary With Director John Woo, Producer Terence Chang, Filmmaker Roger Avary, And Critic Dave Kehr (Recorded By The Criterion Collection)

Disc 2 (Blu-ray):

• NEW Audio Commentary With Director John Woo And Film Journalist Drew Tayler
• NEW Audio Commentary With Film Historian Frank Djeng
• Audio Commentary With Director John Woo, Producer Terence Chang, Filmmaker Roger Avary, And Critic Dave Kehr (Recorded By The Criterion Collection)

Disc 3 (Blu-ray):

• NEW “Violent Night” – An Interview With Director John Woo
• NEW “Boiling Over” – An Interview With Actor Anthony Wong
• NEW “No Time For Failure” – An Interview With Producer Terence Chang
• NEW “Hard To Resist” – An Interview With Screenwriter Gordon Chan
• NEW “Boiled to Perfection” – An Interview With Screenwriter Chung Hang Ku
• NEW “Body Count Blues” – An Interview With Composer Michael Gibbs
• NEW “Hong Kong Confidential” – Inside Hard Boiled With Author Grady Hendrix
• NEW “Gun-Fu Fever” – An Interview With Author Leon Hunt
• NEW “Chewing The Fat” – An Interview Academic With Lin Feng
• Deleted And Extended Scenes
• Trailers
• Image Gallery